Albert KW Lai Junior Championship

Sebastian Cheng and Christy Chong underscored their status as two of Hong Kong's most rapidly improving juniors with fine showings at the Albert KW Lai Junior Championship, which was held over the Old Course at Fanling in the second week of July.

Cheng, a member at Discovery Bay Golf Club returned a tidy 33 points in the stableford format to win the overall Boy's event by a point from Lo Tsun in second place. Shinya Mizuno, the younger brother of Shinichi, the current Hong Kong Amateur Close champion, finished in a tie for third alongside Leon D'Souza and Bibendum Leung on 31 points.

In the Girls' division, Christy Chong picked up her second HKGA title in as many months thanks to a narrow one-point margin of victory over second-placed Carrie Ann Lee. Kelly Kung finished in third spot with 26 points.

It's clear that Chong, a seven handicapper, has a liking for stableford events. In June, she won the ladies' division at the bulthaup Stableford Tournament at Discovery Bay by three points.

Overall Boys' Standings

1         Sebastian Cheng        33
2         Lo Tsun                       32
3=       Shinya Mizuno            31
           Leon D'Souza             31
           Bibendum Leung        31
6=       Andy Liu                     28
           Henry Au                    28
           Marcus Lam               28
           Tong Siu-lun               28
10       Kenneth Heng            27

Overall Girls' Standings

1         Christy Chong            32
2         Carrie Ann Lee           31
3         Kelly Kung                  26
4         Veronica Szeto           23
5=       Emily Leung               22
           Vivian Li                     22
7         Andrea Au                  21
8         Peony Tan                  20
9         Estee Leung              18
10       Claudia Ng                 14